An unexpected visit
from an unexpected source,
a gentlemanly greeting
as the day begins its course.
A reverent salutation,
an apprehensive fear,
an instinct to draw quickly back
from one who draws too near.
A pledge of royal privilege,
a skeptical reply,
a reticence for one so low
to set her sights so high.
But, all suspicions settled,
with humble artlessness,
beneath a breathless universe,
an unobtrusive “Yes.”
Michael Schaub is a parishioner of St. Dunstan’s Church in Toronto. He began writing poetry under the tutelage of his mother at age 14, published several pieces as a teenager, then went on to a career in corporate writing, Retired now at 83, and widowed after a long marriage to his best and most influential friend, he has begun writing poetry again. He believes that if he can express the truth with beauty, his life will have been successful.